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09:00 EST
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09:05 - 09:30 ESTBSV Blockchain: It’s About TimeGeneralSpeakerJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationSpeakerJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
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09:30 - 09:50 ESTBSV: Technical UpdateInformation TechnologySpeakerSteve Shadders - CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure TeamSpeakerSteve Shadders CTO nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure TeamSteve Shadders
CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team
Steve Shadders has been involved in Bitcoin infrastructure since early 2011. As one of the first authors of open-source mining pool software “PoolServerJ,” he was at the forefront of implementing new features like merged mining and local coinbase generation that are in common use today.Steve was actively involved in Mike Hearn’s Bitcoin project as one of the earliest contributors and still uses it today as his staple Bitcoin library. Today, Steve heads up nChain’s engineering team and is the Technical Director of the Bitcoin SV Node project. He is passionate about the future role of Bitcoin in reshaping the world. In his own words, it is disruptive technology with “more potential to change the world than the printing press.” In his role, he contributes his ecosystem-wide perspective to support building the mining and UX infrastructure needed to enable Satoshi’s Vision to be realized.
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09:50 - 10:30 ESTOnline Games: Next Level on the BSV BlockchainiGamingBrandon Bryant - Software Engineer, HandCashEric LaForce - Technical Co-Founder, Haste ArcadeJackson Laskey - Co-Founder & CEO, Unbounded EnterpriseTaylor Searle - Strategic Advisor, Built By Gamers10/05/2021 09:50 AM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 10:30 AM CGC ZURICH: Online Games: Next Level on the BSV BlockchainOnline Games: Next Level on the BSV Blockchain=0D=0ABrandon Bryant - Software Engineer, HandCash=0D=0AEric LaForce - Technical Co-Founder, Haste Arcade=0D=0AJackson Laskey - Co-Founder & CEO, Unbounded Enterprise=0D=0ATaylor Searle - Strategic Advisor, Built By Gamershttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginSpeakersBrandon Bryant Software Engineer HandCashBrandon Bryant
Software Engineer, HandCash | Adjunct Professor, University of New Hampshire
Brandon began working with Bitcoin in 2016 as an original employee at Anypay, where he worked on processing Bitcoin payments. After winning a Bitcoin Association Developer Scholarship, Brandon met the HandCash team in London and began working on the team as a Cloud Engineer shortly after.
Brandon is also an adjunct Professor designing and teaching a course on the original Bitcoin protocol at the University of New Hampshire.Eric LaForce Technical Co-Founder Haste ArcadeEric LaForceTechnical Co-Founder, Haste Arcade
Eric LaForce is one of the technical co-founders of Haste Arcade, a first-of-its-kind leaderboard payout gaming platform that leverages the BSV ecosystem.
Eric has a Master's in Computer Science from UNC-Chapel Hill with a research focus in interactive graphics. He has developed significant technology products across multiple industries ranging from startups to enterprises. Recently, Eric has helped build and sell a technology consulting organization as their SVP of Engineering.Jackson Laskey Co-Founder & CEO Unbounded EnterpriseJackson LaskeyCo-Founder & CEO, Unbounded Enterprise
Jackson is a Partner at Unbounded Enterprise, a venture/hedge fund among the very first to be investing exclusively in the BSV ecosystem.
As a former professional poker player/educator, a software developer, and a professional jazz pianist, Jackson is the beneficiary of a rather non-traditional background for a professional investor. Had Jackson, and by extension Unbounded Enterprise, come from a background similar to his investing peers, he likely would have stuck with the Crypto consensus and missed the potential of BSV as so many others have.
As a poker player and as a jazz musician, Jackson was forced to learn how to think beyond the readily available resources to establish a unique point of view to stay a step ahead of his peers. With this skill set, the risk management abilities requisite of any professional poker player, and strong computer science fundamentals, Jackson emerged well prepared to take on the challenge of investing in the rapidly changing world of Bitcoin investing with its unbounded opportunity and misinformation pitfalls.
Jackson looks forward to continuing to learn about Bitcoin and helping to steer Unbounded Enterprise into a premier position in the future built on Bitcoin.
Taylor Searle Strategic Advisor Built By GamersTaylor SearleStrategic Advisor, Built By Gamers
Taylor leads the strategic integration of Bitcoin technology at Built By Gamers, a premier esports organization. Built By Gamers is working with strategic partners to lead the way as a pioneer to bring mass adoption of the Bitcoin economy to the traditional esports audience.
Taylor has a career in leading the business and technology strategy within the private equity and startup space. He has a Chief Information Officer Certificate from the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon, a Master of Science degree in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Taylor is also a Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Certified Public Accountant in the state of Arizona, and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager.
Taylor is a Bitcoin enthusiast that is constantly seeking ways to build bridges between the Bitcoin economy and traditional finance and technology industries. -
10:30 - 10:40 ESTConference AnnouncementsSpeakerJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationSpeakerJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
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10:40 - 11:00 EST
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11:00 - 11:40 ESTEsports & Blockchain: The Next Level of Professional GamingeSportsModeratorJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationPanelistsDavid Case - CTO, FYX GamingDaniel Cossi - President, World Esports Consortium (WESCO)Tyler Farnsworth - CMO, Built by GamersHenry James - CEO, Espo10/05/2021 11:00 AM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 11:40 AM CGC ZURICH: Esports & Blockchain: The Next Level of Professional GamingEsports & Blockchain: The Next Level of Professional Gaming=0D=0AJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin Association=0D=0ADavid Case - CTO, FYX Gaming=0D=0ADaniel Cossi - President, World Esports Consortium (WESCO)=0D=0ATyler Farnsworth - CMO, Built by Gamers=0D=0AHenry James - CEO, Espohttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
PanelistsDavid Case CTO FYX GamingDavid CaseCTO, FYX Gaming
Drawing from over 20 years of software development experience across logistics, defense, and e-commerce industries, David brings a broad range of technological insights. David joined the crypto world in 2017, and has spent the intervening months researching the wide range of crypto projects and technologies.
As Chief Architect of CryptoFights, and with the rise of Bitcoin SV as a development infrastructure, David is obsessed with the world which we can now build and is excited to bring a first-class eSports and gaming platform to Bitcoin.
Daniel Cossi President World Esports Consortium (WESCO)Daniel CossiPresident, World Esports Consortium (WESCO)
Daniel Cossi is an entrepreneur and investor in technology, innovation, education and eSports. He is a creator of eSports legislation and regulations, a startup reality show mentor and judge, head of eSports city projects and president of World Esports Consortium (WESCO), Brazilian Confederation of Esports (CBDEL) and Empire Esports Entertainment Hainan Ltd.
Tyler Farnsworth CMO Built by GamersTyler FarnsworthCMO, Built by Gamers
Tyler Farnsworth is Chief Marketing Officer of Built By Gamers, a leading eSports organization. Tyler is an influencer marketing expert, spending nearly a decade in the industry. He is passionate about telling incredible stories, building and leading award-winning teams, and helping brands connect with the people they serve.
Tyler has built a reputation of challenging organizations to be bold in their marketing. This tenacity has helped him execute 100’s of programs for leading companies including The Kroger Company, PetSmart, Microsoft, P.F. Chang’s, See’s Candies, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and many more. All great campaigns were made possible by incredible clients that had the guts to say yes.
Tyler is a proud father of four boys, a fluent Spanish speaker, a Jurassic Park aficionado, an active outdoorsman, and a lover of classic pinball.Henry James CEO EspoHenry JamesCEO, Espo
Henry is a 10-year sportstech and fintech founder. He has worked in partnerships with companies including SAP and DBS to develop B2C and B2B products that have brought digital transformation in motorsport and financial services.
In 2021, Henry launched the eSports fan engagement platform, Espo, which recently announced its blockchain-compatible metaverse and NFT expansion for the eSports community called EspoWorld.
Through his companies DCM, Finex and Espo, Henry has served a wide range of clients from government and talent to organizations including Red Bull, Aston Martin, Bang & Olufsen, Formula E, and more. -
11:40 - 12:10 ESTBlockchain Solutions for Responsible Gaming ComplianceiGamingModeratorBecky Liggero Fontana - Lead Gaming Industry Reporter, CoinGeekPanelistsPeter Bainbridge-Clayton - Founder & CTO, kompanyPaul Foster - CEO, Crucial ComplianceNick Hill - Sales Director, nChain10/05/2021 11:40 AM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 12:10 PM CGC ZURICH: Blockchain Solutions for Responsible Gaming ComplianceBlockchain Solutions for Responsible Gaming Compliance=0D=0ABecky Liggero Fontana - Lead Gaming Industry Reporter, CoinGeek=0D=0APeter Bainbridge-Clayton - Founder & CTO, kompany=0D=0APaul Foster - CEO, Crucial Compliance=0D=0ANick Hill - Sales Director, nChainhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorBecky Liggero Fontana Lead Gaming Industry Reporter CoinGeekBecky Liggero Fontana
Lead Gaming Industry Reporter, CoinGeek.com
After four and a half years of iGaming industry experience with Casino City, Becky Liggero Fontana joined entrepreneur and CoinGeek founder Calvin Ayre to serve as the Head On-site Reporter for Calvin’s media brands. Since August 2009, Becky has exclusively conducted interviews with senior level executives and enthusiasts for CoinGeek.com while continuing to travel the world and document her adventures for all to watch and read.
PanelistsPeter Bainbridge-Clayton Founder & CTO kompanyPeter Bainbridge-ClaytonFounder & CTO, kompany
Since co-founding the organization back in 2012, Peter has overseen the implementation of kompany’s proprietary global live network, which offers users real-time access to official and audit-proof information for regulated and unregulated industries. He’s a true blockchain and AI enthusiast with a varied background in throughput telecoms and government systems, including leading the redesign and implementation of the UK Government Business Register, Companies House.
Paul Foster CEO Crucial CompliancePaul FosterCEO, Crucial Compliance
Paul is the CEO of Crucial Compliance and Non-Executive Director of the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association. Prior to Crucial Compliance, Paul held Senior Roles at GVC, Ladbrokes Coral, bwin.party and Partygaming.
Crucial Compliance specializes in innovative technological solutions to drive compliance and player protection to protect companies from the ever-changing international regulatory landscape.
Nick Hill Sales Director nChainNick HillSales Director, nChain
Nick is a seasoned iGaming professional that has been in the sector for over 20 years. Having held positions as Head of eBusiness in UK and Ireland at Cable & Wireless Plc., COO at Interactive Gaming Holdings Plc (IGH), and Chief Commercial Officer at EveryMatrix allowed Nick to be involved in a great number of projects and gain singular insight into both detailed matters as well as overall perspectives.
Nick has been involved and providing consultancy services to a number of businesses on a global basis. These have led him into new and innovative technologies and verticals including events, processing, blockchain and utilizing tokenization. He uses this experience to learn how new technologies can benefit the iGaming sector overall. Most recently, Nick joined nChain as Sales Director.
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12:10 - 12:30 ESTAR, VR & the Metaverse on BlockchainMarketing TechnologySpeakerRobert Rice - Founder & CEO, Transmira, Inc. (Omniscape)SpeakerRobert Rice Founder & CEO Transmira, Inc. (Omniscape)Robert Rice
Founder & CEO, Transmira Inc. (Omniscape)
Robert Rice is the Founder and CEO of Transmira, Inc.—the developer of Omniscape, an XR platform seamlessly blending Augmented and Virtual Reality together, focusing on location and monetization. He is an experienced technology and startup executive and advisor with over 25+ years of experience.Noted as an Internet Gaming Pioneer by Advertising Age magazine in 1996, Robert was also called a “Founding Father of the Digital Nation” in 1998 by The Raleigh News & Observer. He is an authority on mobile augmented reality, persistent immersive environments, virtual reality and worlds, massively multi-user online games, and simulations.
Robert coined the term “XR” in 2014 as an umbrella term for AR, MR, and VR together or in seamless combination of each together. It is now an industry standard term.
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12:30 - 13:30 EST
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13:30 - 14:00 ESTBSV vs. Other Blockchains: Differences that Matter for Developers & BusinessesInformation TechnologyModeratorKurt Wuckert Jr. - Chief Bitcoin Historian, CoinGeekPanelistPeter Bainbridge-Clayton - Founder & CTO, kompanyKevin Healy - Independent, App Developer & InvestorRohan Sharan - Product Manager, BlockReview10/05/2021 1:30 PM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 2:00 PM CGC ZURICH: BSV vs. Other Blockchains: Differences that Matter for Developers & BusinessesBSV vs. Other Blockchains: Differences that Matter for Developers & Businesses=0D=0AKurt Wuckert Jr. - Chief Bitcoin Historian, CoinGeek=0D=0APeter Bainbridge-Clayton - Founder & CTO, kompany=0D=0AKevin Healy - Independent, App Developer & Investor=0D=0ARohan Sharan - Product Manager, BlockReviewhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorKurt Wuckert Jr. Chief Bitcoin Historian CoinGeekKurt Wuckert Jr.
Chief Bitcoin Historian, CoinGeek
Kurt is an entrepreneur from Chicago with experience in Bitcoin mining, business management, and cybersecurity. As CoinGeek’s Chief Bitcoin Historian, Kurt is a wealth of knowledge on all things blockchain, and he has the unique ability to make complex ideas easy to understand. Kurt is never afraid to engage in a fiery debate, and his editorials are unapologetic while also being fair and fun to read. As host of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, Kurt is lively, informative, and sometimes controversial.
His Bitcoin journey started in 2012, and he has been an active, public advocate for Satoshi’s Vision of big block Bitcoin since the beginning of the Bitcoin Civil War. Whether in print, spoken word, video appearances or on stage, Kurt has a knack for keeping things practical while never being afraid to poke fun at people’s sacred calves. He is a frequent host, co-host and special guest across the blockchain media space, and is a fearless advocate for the unbounded Bitcoin protocol.PanelistPeter Bainbridge-Clayton Founder & CTO kompanyPeter Bainbridge-ClaytonFounder & CTO, kompany
Since co-founding the organization back in 2012, Peter has overseen the implementation of kompany’s proprietary global live network, which offers users real-time access to official and audit-proof information for regulated and unregulated industries. He’s a true blockchain and AI enthusiast with a varied background in throughput telecoms and government systems, including leading the redesign and implementation of the UK Government Business Register, Companies House.
Kevin Healy Independent App Developer & InvestorKevin HealyIndependent App Developer & Investor
Kevin has worked as an independent iOS developer in San Diego, Calif., since late 2013, and has created around a dozen apps that were published to the App Store. He became interested in the Bitcoin space as a speculative investor in 2015 and then in late 2016 he became interested in Ethereum because of the programmable money potential.
He published an introductory to Ethereum YouTube video that became popular during the 2017 bubble. However, after realizing the limitations of Ethereum he put any Ethereum projects on hold and waited for them to fulfill their scaling promises.
Years later, with the introduction of BSV and sCrypt, he realized that BSV was the most promising blockchain and could fulfill the programmable money promises at scale that Ethereum couldn’t. He published a video defending Craig Wright as being Satoshi Nakamoto which became popular, and has since been researching and educating himself on BSV development.Rohan Sharan Product Manager BlockReviewRohan SharanProduct Manager, BlockReview
Rohan Sharan is a product manager and system architect with experience in full stack development. In 2015, while still in college, he developed an interest in Bitcoin, made projects making use of it, won first position in a blockchain hackathon with a prize of 1 BTC, developed a photo-sharing application on Ethereum, and studied Steem, EOS and Cardano, before he moved to Bitcoin SV and continued to build on-chain.
He graduated from IIT Kharagpur as an Industrial & Systems Engineer in 2019, and his final year project made use of the BSV blockchain to solve the problems plaguing the scientific research publishing industry. He is currently working as part of BlockReview to create critical applications that solve problems in India by leveraging BSV, and is very passionate about having a knowledge infrastructure on BSV.
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14:00 - 14:15 ESTFYI: Better Information Tools for a More Lawful Blockchain IndustryRegulation and LawSpeakerWilliam Callahan - Director of Government & Strategic Affairs, Blockchain Intelligence Group10/05/2021 2:00 PM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 2:15 PM CGC ZURICH: FYI: Better Information Tools for a More Lawful Blockchain IndustryFYI: Better Information Tools for a More Lawful Blockchain Industry=0D=0AWilliam Callahan - Director of Government & Strategic Affairs, Blockchain Intelligence Grouphttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginSpeakerWilliam Callahan Director of Government & Strategic Affairs Blockchain Intelligence GroupWilliam Callahan
Director of Government & Strategic Affairs, Blockchain Intelligence Group
William (Bill) J. Callahan III is a law enforcement veteran with 20+ years in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He retired from the DEA as the Special Agent In Charge (ret.) for the St. Louis division and held numerous posts in the DEA since joining in early 2000.
In 2021, Bill joined Blockchain Intelligence Group as the Director of Government and Strategic Affairs, where he is responsible for developing relationships with law enforcement, regulators, and government agencies globally.
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14:15 - 14:30 ESTMicropayments for the World: APIs, Tokens and ComputationInformation TechnologySpeakerShashank Singhal - Co-Founder & CEO , CodughSpeakerShashank Singhal Co-Founder & CEO CodughShashank Singhal
Co-Founder & CEO, Codugh
Shashank is the co-founder and CEO of Codugh, an API marketplace that allows developers to earn from their code built on BSV Blockchain. Codugh was incubated out of the second BSV Hackathon in 2019 with a mission to create economic opportunity for developers all over the world.
Prior to Codugh, Shashank was one of the first Lead Product Managers at EdApp, which raised over $7.2M in venture capital and was acquired by SafetyCulture. Shashank was also a cyber security consultant at KPMG, delivering first-class expertise to companies around the world.
Shashank aims to leverage his expertise in both startups and MNCs to bridge the gap between emerging technologies and the everyday consumer.
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14:30 - 14:45 ESTSmart Contracts & Computation on BitcoinInformation TechnologySpeakerXiaohui Liu - Founder & CEO, sCrypt Inc.SpeakerXiaohui Liu Founder & CEO sCrypt Inc.Xiaohui Liu
Founder & CEO sCrypt Inc.
Xiaohui Liu is the founder and CEO of sCrypt Inc., a company dedicated to providing integrated on-chain smart contracting solutions on BSV. Previously, he was a co-founder and the chief scientist at blockchain startup ContentBox. Before that, he was a research scientist at Facebook in the Connectivity Lab, conducting fundamental research to make internet access available throughout the world.
Xiaohui got his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Wayne State University USA, specialized in peer-to-peer distributed networking. He has published several papers in premier conferences and journals. He also has one international patent.
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14:45 - 15:00 ESTBSV Venture Investments: It’s Time to Scale UpInvestment ManagementSpeakerPaul Rajchgod - Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre VenturesSpeakerPaul Rajchgod Managing Director of Private Equity Ayre VenturesPaul Rajchgod
Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre Ventures
Paul is the Managing Director of Private Equity at Ayre Ventures, working on investments into companies building on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. Prior to that, Paul was an investment banker, working with technology companies on private financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.
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15:00 - 15:20 EST
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15:20 - 16:20 EST4th BSV Hackathon Finalist PresentationsGeneralFinalist ProjectsMarcel A. Gruber - , CATN8Joe Thomas - , Bitcoin PhoneMasatomo Tanaka - , TKS PntJudgesDonny Deutsch - Former CEO and Chairman, Deutsch Inc.Dr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChainPaul Rajchgod - Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre VenturesSteve Shadders - CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team10/05/2021 3:20 PM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 4:20 PM CGC ZURICH: 4th BSV Hackathon Finalist Presentations4th BSV Hackathon Finalist Presentations=0D=0AMarcel A. Gruber - , CATN8=0D=0AJoe Thomas - , Bitcoin Phone=0D=0AMasatomo Tanaka - , TKS Pnt=0D=0ADonny Deutsch - Former CEO and Chairman, Deutsch Inc.=0D=0ADr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChain=0D=0APaul Rajchgod - Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre Ventures=0D=0ASteve Shadders - CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Teamhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginFinalist ProjectsMarcel A. Gruber CATN8Marcel A. Gruber
Director, Luxica Consulting Corp
Marcel is an independent full stack web developer and digital marketing integration consultant whose clients include many notable North American and international organizations.
An entrepreneur at heart, Marcel has worked on multiple startups in oil and gas and real estate.
Some of Marcel's passions include candid videography and photography, capturing life's most special and fleeting moments.Joe Thomas Bitcoin PhoneJoe ThomasSoftware Engineer and developer, BitcoinPhone
Joe Thomas is a software engineer and the developer of the BitcoinPhone. He is excited to develop software and help businesses leverage the unique properties of Bitcoin SV.
Masatomo Tanaka TKS PntMasatomo TanakaDeveloper, TKS Pnt
Masatomo Tanaka has over 15 years of experience in web and app development. With his extensive technical experience, Masatomo is planning to develop a blockchain service.
JudgesDonny Deutsch Former CEO and Chairman Deutsch Inc.Donny DeutschFormer CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc.
Donny Deutsch, former CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc., is one of the most prominent media and business voices, innovative political analysts, and leading branding mavens of our time.
Donny built the multi-billion-dollar ad agency through mastering the power of strategic branding, and when he sold the company to the Interpublic Group of Companies so began his expansion from business into media. Currently, he hosts the popular podcast, On Brand with Donny Deutsch that breaks down the biggest celebrity, corporate and cultural brands of the moment to examine where current events, politics, and pop culture converge.
Over the course of a career spanning decades, Donny has become a familiar, outspoken political analyst on MSNBC, regularly appearing on some of the cable news network’s most popular shows, Morning Joe and Deadline: White House. He previously hosted the long running CNBC talk show, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. In 2019, Donny wrapped serving as host on MSNBC’s hit summer show, Saturday Night Politics, closing out the season as the highest-rated Saturday evening show in MSNBC history. The show attracted loyal viewers with Donny’s hard-hitting yet entertaining personality, and atypical approach to breaking down the week’s biggest political news stories.
As a thought leader across industries, Donny has also penned two business motivation books, Often Wrong, Never in Doubt and THE BIG IDEA: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True from the AHA Moment to Your First Million.
Dr. Craig S. Wright Chief Scientist nChainPaul Rajchgod Managing Director of Private Equity Ayre VenturesPaul RajchgodManaging Director of Private Equity, Ayre Ventures
Paul is the Managing Director of Private Equity at Ayre Ventures, working on investments into companies building on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. Prior to that, Paul was an investment banker, working with technology companies on private financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.
Steve Shadders CTO nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure TeamSteve ShaddersCTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team
Steve Shadders has been involved in Bitcoin infrastructure since early 2011. As one of the first authors of open-source mining pool software “PoolServerJ,” he was at the forefront of implementing new features like merged mining and local coinbase generation that are in common use today.Steve was actively involved in Mike Hearn’s Bitcoin project as one of the earliest contributors and still uses it today as his staple Bitcoin library. Today, Steve heads up nChain’s engineering team and is the Technical Director of the Bitcoin SV Node project. He is passionate about the future role of Bitcoin in reshaping the world. In his own words, it is disruptive technology with “more potential to change the world than the printing press.” In his role, he contributes his ecosystem-wide perspective to support building the mining and UX infrastructure needed to enable Satoshi’s Vision to be realized.
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16:20 - 16:50 ESTBSV Hackathon - Judges’ Discussion: How to Build Real Value with Blockchain ProjectsGeneralModeratorJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationPanelistsDonny Deutsch - Former CEO and Chairman, Deutsch Inc.Dr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChainPaul Rajchgod - Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre VenturesSteve Shadders - CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team10/05/2021 4:20 PM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 4:50 PM CGC ZURICH: BSV Hackathon - Judges’ Discussion: How to Build Real Value with Blockchain ProjectsBSV Hackathon - Judges’ Discussion: How to Build Real Value with Blockchain Projects=0D=0AJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin Association=0D=0ADonny Deutsch - Former CEO and Chairman, Deutsch Inc.=0D=0ADr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChain=0D=0APaul Rajchgod - Managing Director of Private Equity, Ayre Ventures=0D=0ASteve Shadders - CTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Teamhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
PanelistsDonny Deutsch Former CEO and Chairman Deutsch Inc.Donny DeutschFormer CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc.
Donny Deutsch, former CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc., is one of the most prominent media and business voices, innovative political analysts, and leading branding mavens of our time.
Donny built the multi-billion-dollar ad agency through mastering the power of strategic branding, and when he sold the company to the Interpublic Group of Companies so began his expansion from business into media. Currently, he hosts the popular podcast, On Brand with Donny Deutsch that breaks down the biggest celebrity, corporate and cultural brands of the moment to examine where current events, politics, and pop culture converge.
Over the course of a career spanning decades, Donny has become a familiar, outspoken political analyst on MSNBC, regularly appearing on some of the cable news network’s most popular shows, Morning Joe and Deadline: White House. He previously hosted the long running CNBC talk show, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. In 2019, Donny wrapped serving as host on MSNBC’s hit summer show, Saturday Night Politics, closing out the season as the highest-rated Saturday evening show in MSNBC history. The show attracted loyal viewers with Donny’s hard-hitting yet entertaining personality, and atypical approach to breaking down the week’s biggest political news stories.
As a thought leader across industries, Donny has also penned two business motivation books, Often Wrong, Never in Doubt and THE BIG IDEA: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True from the AHA Moment to Your First Million.
Dr. Craig S. Wright Chief Scientist nChainPaul Rajchgod Managing Director of Private Equity Ayre VenturesPaul RajchgodManaging Director of Private Equity, Ayre Ventures
Paul is the Managing Director of Private Equity at Ayre Ventures, working on investments into companies building on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. Prior to that, Paul was an investment banker, working with technology companies on private financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.
Steve Shadders CTO nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure TeamSteve ShaddersCTO, nChain | Technical Director, Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team
Steve Shadders has been involved in Bitcoin infrastructure since early 2011. As one of the first authors of open-source mining pool software “PoolServerJ,” he was at the forefront of implementing new features like merged mining and local coinbase generation that are in common use today.Steve was actively involved in Mike Hearn’s Bitcoin project as one of the earliest contributors and still uses it today as his staple Bitcoin library. Today, Steve heads up nChain’s engineering team and is the Technical Director of the Bitcoin SV Node project. He is passionate about the future role of Bitcoin in reshaping the world. In his own words, it is disruptive technology with “more potential to change the world than the printing press.” In his role, he contributes his ecosystem-wide perspective to support building the mining and UX infrastructure needed to enable Satoshi’s Vision to be realized.
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16:50 - 17:10 ESTKEYNOTE SPEECH: Time is a Personal ExperienceGeneralSpeakerDr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChainSpeakerDr. Craig S. Wright Chief Scientist nChain
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17:10 - 17:50 ESTBlockchain: The Future of Technology Building on Achievements of the PastInformation TechnologyModeratorJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationPanelistIan Grigg - Financial Cryptographer,Stuart Haber - Principal, Stuart Haber Crypto, LLCW. Scott Stornetta, Ph.D. - Partner, Yugen PartnersDr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChain10/05/2021 5:10 PM Europe/Zurich 10/05/2021 5:50 PM CGC ZURICH: Blockchain: The Future of Technology Building on Achievements of the PastBlockchain: The Future of Technology Building on Achievements of the Past=0D=0AJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin Association=0D=0AIan Grigg - Financial Cryptographer, =0D=0AStuart Haber - Principal, Stuart Haber Crypto, LLC=0D=0AW. Scott Stornetta, Ph.D. - Partner, Yugen Partners=0D=0ADr. Craig S. Wright - Chief Scientist, nChainhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
PanelistIan Grigg Financial CryptographerIan GriggFinancial cryptographer
Ian Grigg has some 24 years in the field, having built the first digital cash and digital assets exchange back in 1995-1996. He invented the Ricardian Contract to describe any form of digital asset where claims were made about the instrument, and triple entry accounting which is the conceptual notion of cryptographically sealed transaction records shared between sender, recipient and an independent third party (e.g., blockchain).
Ian has spent the last decade working with identity, and has worked with R3 and block.one.
Stuart Haber Principal Stuart Haber Crypto, LLCStuart HaberPrincipal, Stuart Haber Crypto, LLC
As a young cryptographer at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), in 1990 Stuart Haber co-invented the blockchain technique for ensuring the integrity of digital records. He was co-founder with Scott Stornetta of Surety, spun off from Bellcore to offer digital time-stamping services—the first commercial deployment of a blockchain, beginning in 1995.
Haber's work has bridged pure research and practical cybersecurity over the course of a 30-year career spent both at large established companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP Labs and Bellcore, as well as at startups such as InterTrust and Surety. Haber served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) from 2004 through 2011.
Haber received his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.S. from Stanford University, both in mathematics, and his Ph.D. in computer science from Columbia University. He has lectured, published, and received patents on several practical and theoretical aspects of cryptography and computer security, on algorithms, on the theory of computing, and in electrical engineering. In addition to his continued work on blockchain techniques, Haber's research has included multi-party computation, redactable digital signatures, and CAPTCHA-based authentication techniques. His Erdös number is 2.
Before devoting himself to cryptography, Haber spent a couple of years living in Paris, studying mathematics at the École Normale Supérieure and working as a professional juggler.W. Scott Stornetta, Ph.D. Partner Yugen PartnersW. Scott Stornetta, Ph.D.Partner, Yugen Partners
Dr. Stornetta is considered by many to be the co-inventor of the blockchain. Dating back to 1991, his pioneering series of papers and patents, written with co-author Dr. Stuart Haber at Bell Communications Research, received the 1992 Discover Award for Computer Software. This work laid the foundation for Bitcoin and other digital currencies. (For example, of the eight citations in the original Bitcoin white paper, three reference his and Dr. Haber’s work.)
Along with Dr. Haber, Stornetta co-founded Surety Technologies, a Bellcore spinoff. Surety’s offering constituted the first commercial deployment of a blockchain. He subsequently returned to Bellcore where he served as Assistant General Manager of the 125-person Mathematical and Computer Sciences Laboratory.
Dr. Stornetta consulted for many years, evaluating the commercial potential of emerging technologies on behalf of universities, commercial research labs, and venture capital interests. He is currently a partner at Yugen Partners, a blockchain and AI-focused venture capital firm, and serves on various boards. He also consults for governments on blockchain policy, is a frequent lecturer at universities, and serves as a fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab associated with the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto.
Dr. Stornetta received his Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University, after attending MIT, Harvard, and Brigham Young University.Dr. Craig S. Wright Chief Scientist nChain -
17:50 - 17:55 ESTDay 1: Wrap-Up TimeGeneralSpeakerJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationSpeakerJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
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09:00 ESTSpeakerJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
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09:05 - 09:35 ESTBetter Bitcoin Wallets for Consumers & BusinessMarketing TechnologyModeratorPatrick Thompson - Associate Editor, North America CoinGeekPanelistsAlex Agut - CEO, HandCashLorien Gamaroff - Co-Founder & CEO, CentbeeBrendan Lee - Founder & CEO, Elas Digital10/06/2021 09:05 AM Europe/Zurich 10/06/2021 09:35 AM CGC ZURICH: Better Bitcoin Wallets for Consumers & BusinessBetter Bitcoin Wallets for Consumers & Business=0D=0APatrick Thompson - Associate Editor, North America CoinGeek=0D=0AAlex Agut - CEO, HandCash=0D=0ALorien Gamaroff - Co-Founder & CEO, Centbee=0D=0ABrendan Lee - Founder & CEO, Elas Digitalhttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorPatrick Thompson Associate Editor North America CoinGeekPatrick Thompson
Associate Editor - North America, CoinGeek
Patrick Thompson has reported on the blockchain and digital currency space since August 2015, and is currently CoinGeek’s Associated Editor for North America and host of the More Than Money show. He studied financial economics at Rutgers University and found the intersection between digital assets and the traditional financial system innovative yet untapped at the time.
Patrick has primarily been involved in the media, education, and marketing side of the blockchain and digital currency space, but recently created the very first decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) on the BSV blockchain—Gorilla DAO—to harness the power of the world’s most scalable blockchain to create goods, services, software, and opportunities for individuals around the globe.
PanelistsAlex Agut CEO HandCashAlex AgutCEO, HandCash
Alex is a product designer and marketer. His passion is making new technologies accessible to everybody by creating amazing products that people love.
Lorien Gamaroff Co-Founder & CEO CentbeeLorien GamaroffCo-Founder & CEO, Centbee
Lorien Gamaroff is the Founder and CEO of Bankymoon, a blockchain and cryptocurrency consultancy, and Co-Founder and CEO of Centbee, a cryptocurrency payments and remittance company. He also serves as a Bitcoin Association ambassador.
As Africa's foremost blockchain expert, Lorien has been invited around the world to speak on digital/cryptocurrencies and decentralized/distributed ledgers and their benefits for emerging economies. He has addressed and advised the United Nations, IMF, World Bank, FBI and Commonwealth Secretariat, the South African Reserve Bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, TEDx, and a host of professionals in multiple industries and attorneys general throughout the world. He offers insight and guidance to universities, business executives and advises governments on blockchain technologies and their implications.
He pioneered blockchain payments for utility smart metering and was the co-founder of the Blockchain Academy which educates professionals on all aspects of blockchains from regulations to software development.
Brendan Lee Founder & CEO Elas DigitalBrendan LeeFounder & CEO, Elas
Brendan Lee is the Founder and CEO of Elas, a company built to leverage the superpowers of Bitcoin to create the world’s fastest financial and administrative services. His goal is to engage with government and enterprise clients to see Bitcoin being used as a foundational layer for next generation technologies that can bring humanity forward into the future.
Brendan is also Training and Development Manager at Bitcoin Association where he works with the team building the Bitcoin SV Academy.
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09:35 - 09:50 ESTRelysia: Enterprise Wallet Solutions for BitcoinMarketing TechnologySpeakerRobin Kohze - Co-Founder & CEO, Vaionex CorporationDaniel Lipshitz - CEO, Gap60010/06/2021 09:35 AM Europe/Zurich 10/06/2021 09:50 AM CGC ZURICH: Relysia: Enterprise Wallet Solutions for BitcoinRelysia: Enterprise Wallet Solutions for Bitcoin=0D=0ARobin Kohze - Co-Founder & CEO, Vaionex Corporation=0D=0ADaniel Lipshitz - CEO, Gap600https://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginSpeakerRobin Kohze Co-Founder & CEO Vaionex CorporationRobin Kohze
Co-Founder & CEO, Vaionex Corporation
Robin is a PhD student of the University of Cambridge, Founding President of the Cambridge Metanet Society, and CEO of the Vaionex Corporation, which has released various BSV platforms such as Satolearn, Metashard, Raspora, BSVdevelopers and Block-Codes.
Vaionex is currently creating various STAS tokens solutions on the BSV blockchain, including but not limited to wallets and exchanges and offers consulting and application development services.
Daniel Lipshitz CEO Gap600Daniel LipshitzCEO, GAP600
Daniel Lipshitz is the founder and CEO of GAP600, a company that facilitates instant, Bitcoin payments and deposits, based on proprietary technology. GAP600 financially guarantees zero confirmed transactions.
With a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, Daniel worked for Bank Leumi in London and Deloitte’s in Israel, before being pulled by the entrepreneurial spirit into the technology world. Daniel says it was Bitcoin that brought him back to the study of economics, specifically an interest in Austrian economics. And the synergy between tech and economics led to the formation of GAP600. In Daniel’s view, Bitcoin SV has the most compelling option to reach mass adoption and enable vast economic progression on a global scale. -
09:50 - 10:10 ESTRelica: Be On the Map with the BSV BlockchainMarketing TechnologyDaniel Street - Co-founder & CEO, RelicaJeremy Street - Co-founder & CTO, Relica10/06/2021 09:50 AM Europe/Zurich 10/06/2021 10:10 AM CGC ZURICH: Relica: Be On the Map with the BSV BlockchainRelica: Be On the Map with the BSV Blockchain=0D=0ADaniel Street - Co-founder & CEO, Relica=0D=0AJeremy Street - Co-founder & CTO, Relicahttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginSpeakersDaniel Street Co-founder & CEO RelicaDaniel Street
Co-founder & CEO, Relica
Daniel is the creative, visionary force behind Relica – a photo sharing application built utilizing the Bitcoin SV network, allowing users to generate micropayments when others interact with their content. Having only discovered the true power of Bitcoin SV in 2019, he was committed to develop an enterprise grade application on this newfound network. Prior to Relica, Daniel worked as a Commercial Leasing Agent for 5 years in the property industry.
Jeremy Street Co-founder & CTO RelicaJeremy StreetCo-founder & CTO, Relica
Jeremy is a software engineer with over 14 years’ professional experience across a variety of sectors including finance, gaming, telecommunications and defense. His primary area of expertise is server-side development for high availability systems at scale, specializing in Java.His passion for Bitcoin began upon discovering the technology in 2012.
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10:10 - 10:25 ESTMetaID on BSV: One Blockchain, One IDBusiness and TechnologySpeakerSunny Fung - Co-initiator MetaID, Founder, ShowPaySpeakerSunny Fung Co-initiator MetaID Founder, ShowPaySunny Fung
Co-Initiator, MetaID | Founder, ShowPay
Sunny Fung is one of the initiators of MetaID, as well as the founder and CEO of ShowPay Limited. He and his team have dedicated themselves to developing MetaID infrastructures and applications for years, aiming to popularize MetaID technology to developers and users all over the world.
His ultimate goal is to build an interconnected, user-centered, value-free-flow MetaNet where 7 billion people can use MetaID-based applications daily in the future. -
10:25 - 10:55 ESTHealth Care, Life Sciences & BlockchainHealth CareModeratorJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationPanelistsSteve Lawrence - CEO, EHR DataPhillip Runyan - Managing Partner, VeridatZachary Weiner - Founder, VXPass.comKip Wolf - Head of Technical Ops. & Portfolio Mngmt., X-Vax Technology, Inc.10/06/2021 10:25 AM Europe/Zurich 10/06/2021 10:55 AM CGC ZURICH: Health Care, Life Sciences & BlockchainHealth Care, Life Sciences & Blockchain=0D=0AJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin Association=0D=0ASteve Lawrence - CEO, EHR Data=0D=0APhillip Runyan - Managing Partner, Veridat=0D=0AZachary Weiner - Founder, VXPass.com=0D=0AKip Wolf - Head of Technical Ops. & Portfolio Mngmt., X-Vax Technology, Inc.https://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
PanelistsSteve Lawrence CEO EHR DataSteve LawrenceCEO, EHR Data
Steve Lawrence is a proven business leader with more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare, data, and technology. An entrepreneur at heart with a passion for building strong teams, Steve has built multiple companies from concept to market adoption to successful exits. Steve’s career demonstrates his belief in the importance of simplifying the role of providers so they can spend more time with their patients.
As CEO of EHR Data, Steve provides overall corporate leadership and vision for this new healthcare startup focused on transforming the way data is used and shared to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs.
Prior to joining EHR Data, he held numerous senior leadership positions at Cardinal Health including leading the Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment Marketing organization, running Medicine Shoppe International, leading multiple market segment sales teams, and managing teams up to 1,200 people. Steve was instrumental in several $1B+ acquisitions to help grow his market segment to over $25B in sales.
Steve first joined Cardinal Health when they acquired RenLar Systems, a successful pharmacy management system company that he helped start. Under the Cardinal umbrella, he created ScriptLine, a company that collected real time prescription data from over 15,000 pharmacies and provided longitudinal studies to pharmaceutical manufacturers. ScriptLine was spun out of Cardinal Health as a new company, Arclight Systems which was ultimately sold to NDC Health Data Systems.
Phillip Runyan Managing Partner VeridatPhillip RunyanManaging Partner, Veridat
Hailing from the Silicon Prairie, Phillip Runyan is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Veridat, a SaaS developer building a suite of services for strengthening research integrity and transparency during the drug development process. Phillip is also the founder and CEO of Hold Gaming, a mobile content and platform development company combining mobile gaming, casino content, and eSports.Dissatisfied after a decade of growth and innovation in the social casino market, Phillip and his team launched their first title in 2019—expanding the footprint from four to 36 U.S. states where casino content could be competitively played for cash prizes. Concerned by questions of trust in the customer service queue, Phillip set out to find the right blockchain solution which had to be cost effective, fast, and scalable—in 2020 the team committed to BSV, the only public blockchain to offer all three.
Zachary Weiner Founder VXPass.comZachary WeinerFounder, VXPASS
Zack Weiner is the founder of VXPASS, a digital vaccination verification and administration platform built on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. He and his impressive team of PHDs, medical professionals and business leaders are currently working with the many countries across Africa and Oceania and the United States as well as providing the digital infrastructure necessary to manage the administration, record keeping, validation and verification of vaccines in these regions, and many more forthcoming.
Zack has 15 years of software development in a variety of industries: including the last 4 years developing and achieving actionable results in the blockchain sector, and more specifically with the BSV space. From his start on his own in high frequency trading, with an impressive exit, to his time with CITRIX and Price Waterhouse Cooper including the complex world of GAAP, the lessons learned have been many, which is why he had the foresight and knowledge base to bring VXPASS to light.Kip Wolf Head of Technical Ops. & Portfolio Mngmt. X-Vax Technology, Inc.Kip WolfHead of Technical Operations & Portfolio Management, X-Vax Technology, Inc.
Kip Wolf is Head of Technical Operations and Portfolio Management at X-Vax Technology, Inc. His technical experience includes the fields of quality assurance and regulatory affairs, GMP and IT compliance, technical operations, and product supply. His areas of leadership expertise include business transformation, new business development, organizational change leadership, as well as program and project management.
Kip has more than 25 years of experience as a management consultant, during which time he also led business process management groups at Wyeth Manufacturing and at Merck Research & Development. Prior to joining X-Vax, Kip supported the company as a principal consultant at Tunnell Life Sciences Consulting, where for over five years, he led the data integrity practice and consulted, taught, spoke and published regularly on topics of data integrity and quality systems.
Kip completed graduate studies in Drug Development at Temple University and holds an undergraduate degree in Management of Information Systems and an MBA from Eastern University. He can be reached at [email protected].
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11:15 - 11:30 ESTA Way with Words: NFTs with Cash Flow(s)?Business and TechnologySpeakerJohn “Jack” Pitts - Co-Founder, SLictionary.comSpeakerJohn “Jack” Pitts Co-Founder SLictionary.comJohn “Jack” Pitts
Co-Founder, SLictionary.com
John Pitts and John DiFelice founded SLictionary, a groundbreaking micropayments-incentivized dictionary which pays its creative contributors, or "WordSmiths," 70% of seek fees in perpetuity. In 2021, SLictionary will introduce one of the most revolutionary NFTs in the world—which can not only earn their owners cash-flows but also serve as micro-investments. Micro-investing is a brand new concept never before possible until BitCoin's enabling of micropayments via fractions-of-a-penny transaction fees.
SLictionary also dynamically improves with every interaction, as knowledge-seekers pay a penny per searched word—also earning the right to vote for the best content, thereby pushing the most effective definitions to the top algorithmically. SL stands for Self Learning—human-guided algorithmic PSO machine learning similar to Waymo. SLictionary is inspired by John Walker's (of AutoCAD) "ANIMAL"—a text-based game on Apple II from the late 1970s. www.SLictionary.com is an information marketplace and the first product from Structured Linguistics Co.
John's background is 22 years of professional technology equity research, including a decade during which he helped take a small hedge fund from < $20mm to > $1 billion AUM with large investments in Apple, Paypal, Expedia, Blackberry & Google. He's a former nuclear engineer and US Navy fast-attack Submarine Officer with bachelors in Applied Math and Physics.
You can catch his "Diamonds in the Rough" investment podcasts with entrepreneur Len Mazur on Streamanity.com, and read his BSV research as "@EquityDiamonds" on Medium, Powping and Twitter. -
11:30 - 12:10 ESTThe New World of NFTsGeneralModeratorJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin AssociationPanelistsEric Bernhard - General Manager, Fabriik Digital ObjectsRory MacDonald - Mixed Martial Artist, Professional Fighters LeagueFrancesco Morello - Founder, BullishArtShawn Ryan - Co-Founder & CEO, SmartLedgerVictor Tang - CTO, NiftyCo10/06/2021 11:30 AM Europe/Zurich 10/06/2021 12:10 PM CGC ZURICH:=0D=0AJimmy Nguyen - Founding President, Bitcoin Association=0D=0AEric Bernhard - General Manager, Fabriik Digital Objects=0D=0ARory MacDonald - Mixed Martial Artist, Professional Fighters League=0D=0AFrancesco Morello - Founder, BullishArt=0D=0AShawn Ryan - Co-Founder & CEO, SmartLedger=0D=0AVictor Tang - CTO, NiftyCohttps://coingeekconference.6connex.eu/event/Zurich2021/loginModeratorJimmy Nguyen Founding President Bitcoin AssociationJimmy Nguyen
Founding President, Bitcoin Association
Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s top Bitcoin and blockchain advocates. He is a renowned public speaker, media commentator and global ambassador for Bitcoin SV. Jimmy joined nChain and then helped launch Bitcoin Association after a 21-year career as an intellectual property and digital technology lawyer. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S.
In 2008, Lawdragon named Jimmy (at only age 36) one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and described him as a “dynamo talent.” He has also been recognized by the Century City Bar Association as “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” (2011), and by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel with its Industry Leader Award (2017). For his diverse leadership, Jimmy has been named a “Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leader” (2015) by Diversity MBA magazine and was inducted into California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Hall of Fame (2015).
PanelistsEric Bernhard General Manager Fabriik Digital ObjectsEric BernhardGeneral Manager, Fabriik Digital Objects
Eric is a senior-level leader with significant experience establishing and setting up teams to thrive in a variety of work environments, with responsibility for budgets up to $8M. He believes that data is the heart of marketing, and people are the soul. He blends customer desires and corporate goals into a symbiotic system that creates value for and between both.
Eric has experience leading teams in the competitive UK retail landscape, especially during Brexit, as well as in Canadian retail and investment management. Eric joined Fabriik as VP of Customer before more recently taking the lead on its Tokenization product and the development of Fabriik’s new Digital Objects.
Rory MacDonald Mixed Martial Artist Professional Fighters LeagueRory MacDonaldMixed martial artist, Professional Fighters League
Rory MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), signing with them in one of the biggest free agency signings in the sport’s history.
Prior to signing with the PFL, Rory competed for Bellator MMA, where he was the former Bellator Welterweight World Champion. Having been a professional competitor since 2005, he is also a former top contender in the UFC. There, he challenged then-champion Robbie Lawler for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 189 in a bout that’s still widely considered one of, if not, the greatest fights in the history of the sport.